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The adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) in 2007 was a watershed moment in Africa-EU relations, one that sought to ´reinvent´ a historical relationship to meet the challenges posed by complex interdependencies, expanding globalization, and growing competition, all framed by the gradual dislocation of the West as the epicenter of world politics. Five years into its implementation, this book offers a thorough and first comprehensive investigation of the JAES, the most advanced form of interregionalism seen to date.

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PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT Africa-EU Strategic Partnership: Significance and Implications-Jack Mangala Africa-EU Strategic Partnership: Historical Background, Institutional Architecture, and Theoretical Frameworks-Jack Mangala PART II: THE PARTNERSHIP IN MOTION Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security-Toni Haastrup Africa-EU Partnership on Democratic Governance and Human Rights-Jack Mangala Africa-EU Partnership on Trade and Regional Integration-Olufemi Babarinde and Stephen Wright Africa-EU Partnership on the Millennium Development Goals-Olufemi Babarinde and Stephen Wright Africa-EU Partnership on Climate Change and the Environment-Daniela Sicurelli Africa-EU Partnership on Energy-Michael Charles and Benjamin Mulili Africa-EU Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment-Jack Mangala PART III: PERSPECTIVES AND PROSPECTS The Future of Africa-EU Strategy-Erik Lundsgaarde Five Years after Lisbon: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward-Jack Mangala

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´Jack Mangala and the contributors of this book offer a deep and thorough analysis of the evolving relationship between Africa and the EU by addressing two fundamental dynamics. First, the study dissects the ongoing metamorphosis from a ´client-donor relationship into a partnership of equals.´ Second, and more importantly, it deciphers the phenomenon of inter-regionalism in contemporary international relations, which is key to understanding the evolution toward a multipolar world.´ - Jean-Yves Carlier, Professor and Director of the Center Charles de Visscher for International and European Law, University of Louvain, Belgium

´While the European Union is undergoing the most profound economic and, ultimately, political crisis yet, Africa, having weathered the global economic downturn, has rebounded so quickly that it is currently experiencing faster growth than any other region or country in the world apart from China and India. All of this makes Africa and the European Union an even more invaluable resource to better understand the changing nature of the relationship between African states and peoples with the rest of the world.´ - J. Peter Pham, Professor and Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, Atlantic Council, Washington, DC, USA

´Africa and the European Union provides scholars and policy-makers with a refreshingly sharp window into the politics, policies, and practices informing and coming out of the Joint Africa EU-Strategy adopted in 2007. For those keen on knowing more about the interregional issues between Africa and the EU concerning migration, resources, and much more, this is the necessary book to read.´ - Blair Rutherford, Professor and Director of the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

´This book is a must-read for all those interested in understanding the premises, promises, and challenges of this modernization project.´ - Francis Matambalya, Professor of International Trade and Marketing, and Senior and Lead Researcher on Africa-EU Relations, International Trade, and Regional Integration, The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden

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